SAINT FRANCIS NURSING HOME

The nursing staff is the most important part of what determines the quality of care and comfort of a resident in a nursing home. Government regulations set expectations on time spent with each resident based on the services being provided. The breakdown below lists the nursing types (RN, LPN, LVN, CNA) and a comparison of the reported and expected hours per resident per day.

Medicare determines quality of care ratings for nursing facilities by surveying several "quality measures", which are broken down into long-term and short-term stay residents, as well as if the action is preventive or if there is a deficiency in the quality of care. State averages for Texas are also provided for comparison purposes. Note: Figures below are averaged over the past nine months.

Long-Term Stay Preventive Actions

Long-Term Stay Deficiencies

All Medicare and/or Medicaid certified nursing home must undergo health inspections on average once a year, but may be more frequent if the facility is peforming poorly. These inspections cover most aspects of life in a nursing home, and are broken down into deficiencies types, which including: Pharmacy Service, Administration, Resident Rights, Nutrition and Dietary, Resident Assessment, Environmental, and Mistreatment. Below are the list of deficiencies found by inspectors in the past few years along with the degree of harm and how many residents may have been affected. Note: The most recent health survey was on 09/16/2010.

Administration

Quickly Tell the Resident's Doctor the Results of Lab Tests. Inspection Date: 09/11/2008 Correction Date: 10/03/2008
Make Sure That Nurse Aides Show They Have the Skills to Be Able to Care for Residents. Inspection Date: 09/17/2009 Correction Date: 10/01/2009

Nutrition and Dietary

Store, Cook, and Give out Food in a Safe and Clean Way. Inspection Date: 09/11/2008 Correction Date: 09/19/2008
Store, Cook, and Give out Food in a Safe and Clean Way. Inspection Date: 09/17/2009 Correction Date: 09/21/2009

Pharmacy Service

Have Drugs and Other Similar Products Available, Which Are Needed Every Day and in Emergencies, and Give Them out Properly. Inspection Date: 09/11/2008 Correction Date: 10/03/2008
Have Drugs and Other Similar Products Available, Which Are Needed Every Day and in Emergencies, and Give Them out Properly. Inspection Date: 09/16/2010 Correction Date: 10/06/2010

Quality Care

Make Sure That Residents with Reduced Range of Motion Get Proper Treatment and Services to Increase Range of Motion. Inspection Date: 09/11/2008 Correction Date: 10/03/2008
Give Residents Proper Treatment to Prevent New Bed (Pressure) Sores or Heal Existing Bed Sores. Inspection Date: 09/17/2009 Correction Date: 10/01/2009

Resident Assessment

Develop a Complete Care Plan That Meets All of a Resident's Needs, with Timetables and Actions That Can Be Measured. Inspection Date: 09/11/2008 Correction Date: 10/03/2008
Make Sure That Doctors Visit Residents Regularly, As Required. Inspection Date: 09/11/2008 Correction Date: 09/17/2008

Resident Rights

Immediately Tell the Resident, Doctor, and a Family Member If: the Resident is Injured, There is a Major Change in Resident's Physical/Mental Health, There is a Need to Alter Treatment Significantly, or the Resident Must Be Transferred or Discharged. Inspection Date: 09/11/2008 Correction Date: 10/03/2008
Provide Care in a Way That Keeps or Builds Each Resident's Dignity and Self Respect. Inspection Date: 09/16/2010 Correction Date: 10/01/2010

The table below lists incident reports by the nursing staff or administration for Saint Francis Nursing Home, as well as complaints by residents or their family in the previous three years.

Mistreatment

Protect Residents from Mistreatment, Neglect, And/Or Theft of Personal Property. Complaint Filed: 05/09/2008 Correction Date: 05/22/2008
1) Hire Only People Who Have No Legal History of Abusing, Neglecting or Mistreating Residents; or 2) Report and Investigate Any Acts or Reports of Abuse, Neglect or Mistreatment of Residents. Complaint Filed: 05/09/2008 Correction Date: 05/22/2008

Quality Care

Give Each Resident Care and Services to Get or Keep the Highest Quality of Life Possible. Complaint Filed: 05/09/2008 Correction Date: 05/23/2008

Nursing homes certified by Medicare and/or Medicaid are required to have fire safety inspections to meet Life Safety Code (LSC) standards. Below is a list of deficiencies that Saint Francis Nursing Home had in recent fire safety inspections. This information can be used to see if all standards were met, the degree of harm, the number of residents affected, and the date when deficiencies were corrected. Note: The most recent fire safety survey was on 09/16/2010.

Automatic Sprinkler Systems

Automatic Sprinkler Systems That Have Been Maintained in Working Order. Inspection Date: 09/10/2008 Correction Date: 10/03/2008
An Approved Automatic Sprinkler System Connected to the Fire Alarm System. Inspection Date: 09/16/2009 Correction Date: 09/18/2009
An Approved Automatic Sprinkler System Connected to the Fire Alarm System. Inspection Date: 09/16/2010 Correction Date: 09/27/2010

Building Service Equipment

Properly Protected Cooking Facilities. Inspection Date: 09/10/2008 Correction Date: 10/03/2008

Electrical

Weekly Inspections and Monthly Testing of Generators. Inspection Date: 09/16/2009 Correction Date: 09/23/2009

Illumination and Emergency Power

Proper Backup Exit Lighting. Inspection Date: 09/16/2009 Correction Date: 09/17/2009

Smoke Compartmentation and Control

Walls or Barriers That Prevent Smoke from Passing Through and Would Resist Fire for at Least One Hour. Inspection Date: 09/16/2009 Correction Date: 09/18/2009

Vertical Openings

Proper Stairway Enclosures and Vertical Shafts. Inspection Date: 09/10/2008 Correction Date: 10/07/2008